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NeoBean

Kenya Single-Origin Coffee

Kenya · Medium
5.0 from 10 buyers
In common
Both from Kenya · Both SL28 and SL34 · Both medium roasts
Different
$0.35/oz less
$24.9912 oz · 1 more size

Ships free

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BoJo Coffee Co

Kenya Sondhi AA Plus

Kenya · Washed · Light
In common
Both from Kiambu, Kenya · Both SL28 · Both washed
Different
A lighter roast · $1.68/oz less
$18.0012 oz · 2 more sizes

Shipping from $7.56

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SK Coffee

Kenya - Kirinyaga AA

Kenya · Washed
In common
Both from Kenya · Both SL28 and SL34 · Both washed
Different
$1.01/oz less
$26.0012 oz · 2 more sizes

Shipping from $6.91

Tinganga AB, Mame
Mame, Zürich, ZH

Tinganga AB

Mostly fruit

In stock at Mame. We don't carry it yet.

CHF 23.00250g bag
At Mame

About Tinganga AB

How is it rated?

83Strong. Cherrybook Index, from 2 independent sources.

  • Reddit, on the roaster92
  • YouTube reviewers, on the roaster92
  • What the roaster discloses65
  • +2Roaster featured by Sprudge

With this little evidence the score is pulled toward a neutral 50; more signals will move it.

Whether we sell a coffee never changes its score. How the Index works

What will it taste like?

Mostly fruit.

  • Fruit100%

The roaster’s notes: rhubarb, red apple, white tea, red fruits.

See these notes on the flavor wheel

Mapped from the roaster’s tasting notes to the SCA flavor wheel: our reading of their notes, not the roaster’s own categories.

How does the price compare?

$3.18an ounce. Similar coffees run $2.86 to $4.56.

What moves the price

  • Roaster brand and sourcing+50%
  • Kenya origin+5%
  • Washed process−4%

A statistical model, refit weekly across the in-stock catalog, estimates what coffees with these listed traits sell for per ounce.

Back of the bag

What Mame publishes about this coffee.

Farm or co-op
Tingang'a Estate
Process
Washed
Variety
Sl28, Sl34
Altitude
1950 m
Roast
Medium
Bag
250g

The variety and the origin

About Mame

The roaster’s page

Community reputation · Reddit

Cult favorite· sentiment 92/100

Two Reddit posts give Mame strongly favorable cafe feedback. A Zurich commenter called it the city's best coffee, praising knowledgeable recommendations and value. Another visitor described a Colombian Pink Bourbon as an adventurous, berry-forward cup and praised the cafe experience.

Zurich cafe experienceknowledgeable serviceColombian Pink Bourbon
Threads cited (2)
  • r/Coffee · 16↑ · Zurich Coffee recommendations?

    ...g story short: Milchbar close to the Bahnhofstrasse is pretty good and is very centrally located, but the absolute best coffee in Zurich can be had at MAME. The Swiss Barista Champion of 2015&2016 (maybe 2017?) owns the place and you can usually talk to her about what you like etc. She'll be able to make good recomm

  • r/pourover · 2↑ · Small update about visiting third wave cafes and a review about a cafe in Zurich

    ...yo and Milan. You guys said you had a similar experience and advised me to only get a pourover if there’s not a lot of orders being processed. So, I visited MAME cafe in Zurich, a cafe recommended to me in another post. Because of my previous experience, I was not expecting a lot. It was not crowded so I guess they

Press · Sprudge

Meet the roaster on camera

6 videos

About the roasterBrew guide

Easy Hario Switch Recipe from World Brewers Cup Champion (Emi Fukahori, MAME Coffee)

European Coffee Trip · 199.6K views on YouTube

Watch on YouTube

This video covers Mame; it is general roaster coverage.

Cherrybook summary of the video

Emi Fukahori, World Brewers Cup Champion and co-founder of Mame, demonstrates a hybrid immersion and drip brewing method using the Hario Switch. She explains how the device's ceramic construction helps maintain temperature stability and shares her specific recipe and technique for brewing coffee.

Inside this video

From European Coffee Trip:

“This device allows me to have a ceramic that allows to keep the temperature quite steady.”
“Having a Hario Switch that allows you to do the combination of immersion and a drip, it's still very forgiving in terms of grind size.”

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Across the coverage of Mame

Reviewers and interviewers consistently highlight Mame, founded by World Brewers Cup Champions Emi Fukahori and Mathieu Theis in Zurich, as a premier destination bridging high-end competition-level coffee with accessible, daily enjoyment. Outside coverage emphasizes their unique customer-centric approach, such as operating without a traditional menu in locations like Tokyo to tailor flavor profiles directly to individual guests. Reviewers frequently note their dedication to warmth, hospitality, and replicating competition-grade cupping precision in a welcoming cafe environment.

Founded by World Brewers Cup Champions · No menu concept focused on flavor profiling · Bridging competition coffee with daily accessibility · Emphasis on warmth and spa-like hospitality · Expertise in hybrid brewing methods like Hario Switch

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$19.8810 oz

Shipping $6.00Free shipping over $50

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